From the Right: Meredith, Amy, David, and Mark VanCovern It has been an unexpected privilege to be the prayer leader for the IM team. When we began the IM campaign, I remember feeling excited. I loved how the campaign has always been about seeking God’s leading. But in the back of my mind, [...]

15 years in borrowed and rented space. We are literally days away from identifying a contractor to build our first ministry center. While we've been waiting a long time for this season in the history of our church, it is surreal to finally be "here." This week, we are hosting a Q&A meeting with interested contractors. I'll [...]

Since the beginning of the Immeasurably More campaign, we've been amazed at the regular, proportional gifts of our members and attenders. Whether it's the college student who gives $20 a month or a family giving $200 a month, we've witnessed God provide for our future ministry facility. We now have over $2.2 million in the bank! That [...]

There has been a lot of behind-the-scenes activity toward beginning construction of the Northstar Ministry Center.  Our Building, Prayer, Communications, Fund-Raising, and Financing Teams have been diligent in their work.  At our Member Meeting on August 20, 2017, we voted to approve the pursuit of financing our project with Ziegler Financial. As we shared in [...]

We are grateful for Northstar alumna and former Northstar intern, Jess Groves responding to our Alumni Give Back Challenge! Jess now works as a communications assistant for a K-12 Christian school. https://youtu.be/mWq6ZH5aQoI

We are grateful for Riley St. Pierre responding to our Alumni Give Back Challenge! Riley and his wife, Amelia, were members of Northstar in 2012-2016. Riley is now working for the US Navy in New Bern, NC. https://youtu.be/NqKLW1AM1uU

We are grateful for Jamie Sanchez responding to our Alumni Give Back Challenge! Jamie was a member of Northstar in 2012-2016. Jamie is now a professor at Biola University. https://youtu.be/hS7aKCykEFI

We are grateful for Matt and Jennifer Becker responding to our Alumni Give Back Challenge! Matt and Jennifer were members of Northstar in 2009-2014. Matt is now  teaching at Liberty University as Professor of Biology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDAU9cq-XEc

We are grateful for Paul and Allie Miller responding to our Alumni Give Back Challenge! Paul and Allie are Virginia Tech graduates ('15), and Paul just completed his PhD at the University of Georgia. They had this to share with our alumni: "God is clearly at work in the NRV. The idea of honoring Northstar with [...]

We continue to be amazed and grateful by how our members and guests are giving to our Immeasurably More campaign. In 2017 so far, the building fund has received $457,168! This has come from over 90 different families/individuals. We are thankful for how God is working through regular, generous gifts. Since 2015, over 150 people have [...]